I finally got close enough to get a ————–far——————-shot of those cranes. I’m still not sure what type of crane they are…they do not look like they have a red on their heads, but maybe they do.
The ravens and crows are flocking in the fields also. I even saw one of them on a light pole at Wally World
The Canada Geese have left the fields for the cranes, but are very happy in the lakes and ponds around the area
If I can ever get closer to the cranes I hope to get a better photo…I would love to know what kind they are.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Flocks of ravens and crows are my worst nightmare, but I’m glad other people enjoy them.
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I also hope you can get a good picture of the cranes. Would be neat to see one closer 😉 Hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Year to you also!
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Sandhill cranes most likely. Neat that you can see them! I am not sure where I saw it, but some kind of Asian crane, from Russia I think, was seen recently in a flock of sandhills. A very rare event for them to show up here. Wonder if it was blown off course by one of the big storms this year.
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They look like Sandhill Cranes to me..what do they sound like? Here go listen!:)
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/sounds/ac
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They’re Sandhill Cranes. 🙂
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Wouldn’t they be Sandhill cranes? I’ve only every seen them flying on their way south, never one the ground. We’re down to Magpies, sparrows, the odd owl, hawk and horned larks.
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They look like sandhill cranes. They have red heads. They have started coming to our area in S IN in the past few years during the spring and they also stop in Kearney NE. There is a new large wet land in this area.
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If you heard the birds making any sounds, I would definitely recommend the Cornell Ornithology web page here: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478&ac=ac to help you identify them.
I have used them a lot to identify birds. 🙂
Hope you all have a blessed weekend, Linda!
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These do not appear to be Sandhill Cranes. And there are birds in the air here too. It’s the starlings that are the bad guys.
Off topic but I saw something today I have never witnessed before. I swear this jackrabbit was running 50mph. I did a double take as it did not seem right. It did not look like a jack rabbit because its running posture was so different than normal. Very stretched out with the head and body very low as well. It came by out on the road full blast and just looked on the Google this thing ran with no let up for 3/10’s of a mile and then crashed on the corner I guess. Nobody can take that corner at 50 mph.
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I hope you get a closer picture, too. I’d love to know what kind they are. The pictures are great, though. I hope your Christmas was good and I wish you a wonderful New Year.
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I have never witnessed a flock of cranes. I do hope you can catch a close up. Winter has found us, no snow but coooold temperatures. The glow of red now shines from the coop. Happy New Year my friend, Julie.
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The dog pics are great. They look so happy to be wearing those headbands. 🙂
The cranes are beautiful too. Can’t wait to get to see better pictures of them.
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I saw a flock of cranes flying overhead last spring. I could never decide what they were. I hope you find out about yours. Lovely pictures.
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Trust me, they’re Sandhill Cranes! I know my cranes after having studied them for years in Nebraska, North Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. The red on their heads isn’t always srikingly obvious from a distance.
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None of your birds come here. Do have lots of grackles!! Sandhill cranes and Canada geese come to areas close by. Couple of hundred thousand (yes, that many) geese flock to the city east of me for the winter. Beautiful, but messy!
Enjoyed your pictures. God’s blessings in the New Year.
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You make me homesick, Linda. The land rising from the Grand Valley into the Uncompaghre Plateau has such richnesses. The birds are part of the wealth in which you live. I hope you and your family had a joyous, joyous Christmas, and may your land keep you wonderful into the New Year. Tom
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